Method, Electronic Device, and Computer Program Product for Storing and Accessing Data Across Multiple Servers Utilizing Metadata of a Distributed Hash Table

3. A computer program product tangibly stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and comprising machine-executable instructions that, when executed by a device, cause the device to perform the method of claim 1.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one check block is associated with configuration information that indicates a number of data blocks utilized in generating the at least one check block, the configuration information being part of the check block metadata stored in the metadata repository and being separate from the at least one check block.

12. A computer program product tangibly stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and comprising machine-executable instructions that, when executed by a device, cause the device to perform the method of claim 5.

15. The method according to claim 6, wherein the at least one check block is associated with configuration information that indicates a number of data blocks utilized in generating the at least one check block, the configuration information being part of the check block metadata stored in the metadata repository and being separate from the at least one check block.

18. The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein the at least one check block is associated with configuration information that indicates a number of data blocks utilized in generating the at least one check block, the configuration information being part of the check block metadata stored in the metadata repository and being separate from the at least one check block.